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This is an imaginative application of two developing technologies as well as a good example of how creative research can be applied to create new products and sales-ideas.
He also said, "By combining developments in engineering with the commercial potential of the digital economy, we can have a look at the future of new markets—creating new jobs and, in this case, sweet business opportunities.
